Will take everybody along: Navjot Singh Sidhu
Rajmeet Singh
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, July 19
Having being appointed Punjab Pradesh Congress chief, a buoyant Navjot Singh Sidhu today made his agenda loud and clear — to return power to the people of Punjab by implementing the 18-point agenda spelled out by the Congress high command. At the same time, he tweeted an old picture (1956-1957) of his father with Pandit Nehru to silence critics calling him an “outsider”.
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“Will work along every member of the Congress family in Punjab to fulfil the mission of #JittegaPunjab as a humble Congress worker, give power back to the people through the #Punjabmodel & high command’s 18-point agenda … my journey has just begun (sic)!” he wrote.
Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has been silent on Sidhu’s elevation. He had told AICC general secretary in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Rawat that Sidhu must publicly apologise for his “derogatory” remarks on the social media.The party high command is reportedly working on a formula to placate the CM so that there is a truce before Sidhu assumes his new role after an official ceremony.
Sidhu thanked Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for having faith in him. He also thanked outgoing PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar for paving the way for his elevation.
Sidhu today called on party leaders, including Jakhar, former CM Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Speaker Rana KP Singh, ministers Razia Sultana and Tript Rajinder Bajwa and Punjab Youth Congress president Barinder Dhillon.
